Appleby - August Bank Holiday
Well, i finished work at 6am Saturday, went to bed for a few hours and then dragged the bikes out, ready for a weekend away with some of the gang from Northwest Bikers.
Janie and Andy have a Caravan in Appleby and had invited us to stay with them for the weekend. We loaded Gemma's bike on Andy's bike trailer along with Josh's Gillera 50 then headed North.
Myself and Janie were on our bikes and Andy followed up in the pickup. We had a good ride up considering it was bank holiday weekend. We left the motorway and stopped off somewhere near Tebay where we met Andy, Gemma and Josh. We unloaded the 2 bikes off the trailer and then Gemma and Josh joined in the 2 wheel fun while Andy went off to the caravan to put the kettle on!
We were joined at the caravan by Simon, Lisa, Harriet, Nic, Paul & Mark. We had a lovely chinese meal and a few drinks! Some people had more drinks than others and paid for it overnight ;o) eh Lisa?!
On the Sunday we all headed down to a small cafe where we had breakfast before splitting off into groups. Andy took the dogs, Bonnie and Clyde for a wander round Grizedale forest. Lisa, Harriet & Nic went for a walk and Simon, Janie, Paul, Mark, Gemma and myself all went out for a ride. We headed over the Kirkstone pass where we stopped to watch some car trials on a hillside in the middle of nowhere! (see pictures below) We were really lucky with the weather on Saturday and for the best part of Sunday but we did get a bit damp on the way back to the caravan. We had plenty of time to dry out though and enjoyed a lovely BBQ. There were drinks flowing again but I couldn't join in as I was working from 6am on Monday so, unfortunately, had to leave the gang at around 9pm.
The weather had taken a turn for the worse and parts of the M6, near the Blackpool junction were flooded. The roads had been wet but pretty clear up to this point. Aqua-planing is an interesting experience on 2 wheels, that's for sure! My leather pants stood up to the weather well although they had doubled in weight with all the water they had soaked up! My top half was bone dry, thanks to an Alpinestars Waterproof top I borrowed from Janie. I still managed to get home in just under 2 hours so can't complain really..
Here's a link to some photos i took when we stopped after spotting some car trials taking place on a hillside.. http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v293/banditnovice/Appleby%2026-27th%20Aug/
Janie and Andy have a Caravan in Appleby and had invited us to stay with them for the weekend. We loaded Gemma's bike on Andy's bike trailer along with Josh's Gillera 50 then headed North.
Myself and Janie were on our bikes and Andy followed up in the pickup. We had a good ride up considering it was bank holiday weekend. We left the motorway and stopped off somewhere near Tebay where we met Andy, Gemma and Josh. We unloaded the 2 bikes off the trailer and then Gemma and Josh joined in the 2 wheel fun while Andy went off to the caravan to put the kettle on!
We were joined at the caravan by Simon, Lisa, Harriet, Nic, Paul & Mark. We had a lovely chinese meal and a few drinks! Some people had more drinks than others and paid for it overnight ;o) eh Lisa?!
On the Sunday we all headed down to a small cafe where we had breakfast before splitting off into groups. Andy took the dogs, Bonnie and Clyde for a wander round Grizedale forest. Lisa, Harriet & Nic went for a walk and Simon, Janie, Paul, Mark, Gemma and myself all went out for a ride. We headed over the Kirkstone pass where we stopped to watch some car trials on a hillside in the middle of nowhere! (see pictures below) We were really lucky with the weather on Saturday and for the best part of Sunday but we did get a bit damp on the way back to the caravan. We had plenty of time to dry out though and enjoyed a lovely BBQ. There were drinks flowing again but I couldn't join in as I was working from 6am on Monday so, unfortunately, had to leave the gang at around 9pm.
The weather had taken a turn for the worse and parts of the M6, near the Blackpool junction were flooded. The roads had been wet but pretty clear up to this point. Aqua-planing is an interesting experience on 2 wheels, that's for sure! My leather pants stood up to the weather well although they had doubled in weight with all the water they had soaked up! My top half was bone dry, thanks to an Alpinestars Waterproof top I borrowed from Janie. I still managed to get home in just under 2 hours so can't complain really..
Here's a link to some photos i took when we stopped after spotting some car trials taking place on a hillside.. http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v293/banditnovice/Appleby%2026-27th%20Aug/
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